HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - Printable Version
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RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - 935 fan - 10th-Feb-21
Obviously I second those congratulations
but to lose by a thousandth of a second - Ouch 
Iain
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - BAracer - 10th-Feb-21
(10th-Feb-21, 03:54 PM)935 fan Wrote: Obviously I second those congratulations
Iain
3.5mm according to my calculations.
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - Ecbill - 10th-Feb-21
(10th-Feb-21, 01:16 PM)woodcote Wrote: Here's the final...Wow, what a race!
So what happened?
Bill got through the start 0.001 seconds ahead and had a nose in front...
The two cars ran side-by-side down the entire length of the strip...
And this was the result...
You really can't get any closer than that!
Congratulations to Bill on a second Nostalgia T-Jet win in the Winter Series. I suspect Iain will be all out for revenge in the season finale next month!
T-Jet stats and ladder will follow after lunch.
Congratulations Iain on taking TQ and a great run. Can hardly believe how close it was. I fully expected you to take this one.
Looking forward to our next run. Hoping it will be just as exciting.
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - 935 fan - 10th-Feb-21
Hmmm, Note to self; Choose bodyshells that are as long as possible...
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - woodcote - 10th-Feb-21
Yes, ridiculously close! And great to catch on video. I had no idea who'd won it - only that the Torino did seem to be out of the blocks a fraction better. Iain's TQ curse returns.
We had a very close finish in round one of the match racing too...
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Not this one. Alan's white Corvette got a horrible start and was left with too much ground to make up. Bill's red 'Vette won by 0.045 - their ETs 0.458 and 0.494 - but Alan was extremely rapid through the line at 12.238 mph.
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This was the close one. And Iain was on the receiving end of a 0.006 second defeat. Clive's Henry J also got a 0.005 holeshot - his ET 0.466 and the Ford's 0.467.
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Rebecca crushed Andy by 0.128 seconds in the third race, her candy red Mercury Coupe clocking 0.476 to Andy's Escort's 0.599. Tyre rub on the Ford...
I'll squeeze in round 2 later.
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Before that, it's an opportunity for Noah and Dylan to show off the two Aurora dragsters. Aurora produced four dragsters between 1973 and 1976, originally on the non-magnatraction AFX Speciality (4-gear) chassis and then on the AFX magnatraction Speciality version. The difference is the motor magnets were dropped nearer the track rails for a little more downforce... The "Dodge Fever" and "Aztec" were closed-cockpit dragsters, both in white with an airbrushed yellow nose and a sticker sheet.
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The two cars on the track are the non-magnatraction versions of the open-cockpit "Furious Fueler" (white and yellow) and the "Dyno-Mite" (light blue and white), neither with the stickers attached. These are a great piece of HO drag racing history. The motors are going to need a lot of work to get them down the strip - but that's my plan for next month.
A big thanks to Team Chesterfield for sending them down to the strip
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - woodcote - 10th-Feb-21
Street Stock Qualifying
The first run of three has been completed for all 20 cars - and these are the top 10 times...
Jane - 0.633
Clive - 0.641
Iain - 0.658
Hank - 0.658
Alan - 0.662
Sue - 0.664
Jerome - 0.671
Jeremy - 0.676
Bill - 0.695
Rebecca - 0.703
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - woodcote - 10th-Feb-21
A few improved times in the second run. Here are the top ten round 2 times...
Jane - 0.641
Clive - 0.649
Hank - 0.653
Iain - 0.655
Jeff - 0.665
Alan - 0.674
Sue - 0.676
Rebecca - 0.676
Jerome - 0.680
Bill - 0.688
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - woodcote - 10th-Feb-21
Street Stock Qualifying Results...
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Congrats to Jane for another TQ - just holding off Clive by 0.002 of a second.
It is pretty close in that top eleven! I reckon that's by far the best Street Stock qualifying we've had - 0.676 only gets Jeremy eleventh... I predict some very tight races this evening.
Back about 8pm with Round 1 and then we'll keep going until the final is done and dusted. Might be a late one...
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - BAracer - 10th-Feb-21
Might have had a good first run, but my times got slower and slower...lets hope it's not heading for another 'out of body' experience.
RE: HO Drag Proxy 9-10 February 2021 RACE REPORT - woodcote - 10th-Feb-21
Micro Scalextric Street Stock Eliminators - Round One
We are well used to the twenty car ladder now. First up are the top and bottom qualifiers...
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Doug saved his best time for when it didn't matter. His 0.761 narrowed the win margin to only 0.116 seconds. Jane's ET 0.644.
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This was the first round race everyone was waiting for - Rebecca and Jeremy had set identical qualifying times. Despite a strong finish from the Veyron, Rebecca won by 0.014 - her ET 0.739 to Jeremy's 0.742.
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Third qualifier Bill comfortably beat Al by 0.104 seconds - ETs 0.670 to 0.774.
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Next was Audi TT vs Audi TT - Sue vs Pete. It was much closer than expected, but it went with qualifying form - Sue winning by 0.010 seconds, 0.712 to 0718.
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Jerome was eyeing up a change of car this month, but his Veyron is on top form. He beat David's DBR9 by 0.070 - 0.685 to 0.758.
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The last race in the top half of the ladder saw Alan clock 0.667 and beat Noah by 0.080. Noah's time was 0.744.
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Second qualifier Clive began the second half of the ladder with a comfortable 0.117 second win over Dylan. The Audi's ET was 0.650, the Ford's 0.764.
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Jeff only qualified ninth, but ended Dave's challenge with a 0.059 second win - ETs 0.671 to 0.726.
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Hank qualified fifth and should have had a comfortable run against Laura... it didn't turn out that way. Side-by-side down the strip, the result was a 0.001 second win for Hank - 0.713 to 0.714 with equal reaction times and speeds through the finish line. Unlucky Laura!
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The final first round race saw Iain dispatch Andy's Alfa by 0.050 seconds - the ETs 0.704 to 0.744.